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A12 WORLD NEWS
Monday 16 deceMber 2019

Toxic air, gases hamper search for last 2 volcano victims

By MARK BAKER that hampered their efforts
STEVE McMORRAN on Saturday. Rescue teams
Associated Press had reported seeing a
WHAKATANE, New Zea- body in the sea a day after
land (AP) — A second land Monday's eruption.
search of New Zealand's Police have not included
volcanic White Island on the two missing — believed
Sunday failed to locate the to be a New Zealander tour
bodies of the last two vic- guide and a boat captain
tims of an eruption that has who had taken tourists to
now claimed 16 lives, most the island — among the
of them tourists. dead until their bodies are
New Zealand police con- recovered. Police mean-
firmed the 16th victim died while released the names
Saturday at Sydney's Con- of five victims who have
cord Hospital, one of sev- been formally identified.
eral Australian hospitals They include four Austra-
where survivors suffering lians and one New Zea-
from severe burns were lander. Among the dead
being treated. Ten of the are 15-year-old Zoe Hosk-
dead are thought to be ing from Australia and her
Australians. Of the 47 peo- stepfather Gavin Dallow,
ple on White Island when it This photo released by the New Zealand Defence Force shows an operation to recover bodies 53. The first named victim
erupted, 24 were Australian from White Island after a volcanic eruption in Whakatane, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. was Krystal Browitt, a vet-
citizens and four more were Associated Press erinary nursing student from
permanent residents of teams, wearing heavy pro- where they underwent de- to that goal to allow fami- Melbourne, Australia, who
Australia. Two four-person tective clothing, were using contamination after being lies some closure," Police turned 21 on Nov. 29.
teams landed on the island breathing apparatus that exposed to toxic ash and Deputy Commissioner John Ash and other fallout from
by helicopter early Sunday allowed them to search for gases. Tims said. the eruption has made the
morning and searched a only 75 minutes. "We have always antici- Later Sunday, divers were sea near the island toxic
location thought to be the They were unable to locate pated recovering all bod- due to resume their search and divers have to be
most likely place where one either body and returned to ies from the island and we of waters around the island washed clean after every
of the bodies might be. The the New Zealand mainland remain deeply committed despite near zero visibility completed dive.q

Mexico trade negotiator: We’ll never

accept US ‘inspectors’

Associated Press Washington to meet with that while the proposed at-
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mex- U.S. Trade Representa- taches exact functions are
ico's trade negotiator for tive Robert Lighthizer and not yet clear, "Mexico will
North America said Sunday U.S. lawmakers to express NEVER accept them if it is
that Mexico categorically his country's "surprise and in any way about disguised
opposes allowing foreign concern" over language inspectors, for one simple
labor inspectors to operate in implementation legisla- reason: Mexican law pro-
in the country, saying that tion introduced Friday in hibits it."
was not contemplated in the U.S. Congress calling "It is a very good agree-
Mexico's Treasury Secretary Arturo Herrera, Deputy Prime Minister the recent agreement with for the posting of up to five ment for Mexico: Much
of Canada Chrystia Freeland, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Washington and Ottawa labor attaches to monitor was obtained in the trilat-
Lopez Obrador, Mexico's top trade negotiator Jesus Seade and
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, after signing an on the USMCA pact to re- Mexico's labor reform. eral," he added. "That's why
update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, in Mexico place the North American Seade, an undersecretary the U.S. needs 'extras' to sell
City, Tuesday, Dec. 10. 2019. Free Trade Agreement. in the Foreign Relations De- it internally that WERE NOT
Associated Press Jesús Seade was flying to partment, said on Twitter PART OF THE PACKAGE."q